Abrupt Decay
Instant
WMCWorld Magic Cup Qualifiers#2016rare
The worst part isn't the pain, or the smell, or even the fear of death. It's hearing the clatter of bone on stone and knowing the bones are yours.
- Promo
- Tournament
- Finishes
- Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Seb McKinnon
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
Plays as:
Can't Be CounteredProtection SpellPlaneswalker RemovalSpot Removal
Market · per finishtrend updated 5h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Foil$25.07-0.2%$22.00 low$4.50 gap
Foil$25.07-0.2%30DLowest listing
$22.00Buylist
$17.50Buy / Sell Gap
$4.50+20% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleFoil$25.07-0.2%30D
30D range$25.03to$25.35Since Feb 2024:H $25.35L $21.88Loading other printings
Rulings
4 · latest Apr 12, 2024
- WotCApr 12, 2024
If you target a creature with ward, you may still pay the ward cost, but Abrupt Decay won't be countered even if you don't.
- WotCMar 19, 2021
A spell or ability that counters spells can still target Abrupt Decay. When that spell or ability resolves, Abrupt Decay won't be countered, but any additional effects of the countering spell or ability will still happen.
- WotCMar 19, 2021
If a permanent has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0. - WotCMar 19, 2021
The mana value of a token that isn't a copy of another object is 0. A token that is a copy of another object has the same mana cost as that object.